Zootaxa 3962 (1): 123–138 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) Article ZOOTAXA www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Copyright © 2015 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.6 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5872B302-2C4E-4102-B6EC-BC679B3645D4 Two new species of shovel-jaw carp Onychostoma (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from southern Vietnam HUY DUC HOANG1, HUNG MANH PHAM1 & NGAN TRONG TRAN1 1Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh city-University of Science, Faculty of Biology, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. E-mail: [email protected] Corresponding author: Huy D. Hoang: [email protected] Abstract Two new species of large shovel-jaw carps in the genus Onychostoma are described from the upper Krong No and middle Dong Nai drainages of the Langbiang Plateau in southern Vietnam. These new species are known from streams in montane mixed pine and evergreen forests between 140 and 1112 m. Their populations are isolated in the headwaters of the upper Sre Pok River of the Mekong basin and in the middle of the Dong Nai basin. Both species are differentiated from their congeners by a combination of the following characters: transverse mouth opening width greater than head width, 14−17 predorsal scales, caudal-peduncle length 3.9−4.2 times in SL, no barbels in adults and juveniles, a strong serrated last sim- ple ray of the dorsal fin, and small eye diameter (20.3−21.5% HL). Onychostoma krongnoensis sp. nov. is differentiated from Onychostoma dongnaiensis sp. nov. by body depth (4.0 vs. 3.2 times in SL), predorsal scale number (14−17 vs. 14−15), dorsal-fin length (4.5 vs. 4.2 times in SL), caudal-peduncle length (3.9 vs. 4.2 times in SL), colour in life (dark vs. bright), and by mitochondrial DNA (0.2% sequence divergence). Molecular evidence indicates that both species are members of Onychostoma and are distinct from all congeners sampled (uncorrected sequence divergences at the 16S rRNA gene of >2.0% for all Onychostoma for which homologous 16S rRNA sequences are available). Key words: Langbiang Plateau, Onychostoma krongnoensis sp. nov., Onychostoma dongnaiensis sp. nov., southeast Asia, Vietnam Introduction The first shovel-jaw cyprinid species, Barbus gerlachi Peter 1880, now assigned to the genus Onychostoma Günther 1896, was described from specimens collected in the Xi Jiang drainage in Wuzhou, Guangxi, southern China. Onychostoma is characterized by the lower lip being restricted only to the sides of the lower jaw, which bears a sharp cornified sheath on the cutting edge (Chen 1989, Shan et al. 2000). There are 20 valid species distributed in hill-streams in east and southeast Asia (Shan et al. 2000; Kottelat 2001a, b; Nguyen & Ngo 2001; Xin et al. 2009; Jang-Liaw & Chen 2013). Chen (1989) and Xin et al. (2009) divided members of Onychostoma into three groups based on mouth width, mouth-opening shape, and postlabial groove length. The narrow mouth group has a horse-shoe-shaped mouth opening with its width less than the corresponding head width and a long postlabial groove; this mouth type occurs in Onychostoma barbatum (Lin 1931), O. elongatum (Pellegrin and Chevey 1934), O. lini (Wu 1939), and O. uniforme (Mai 1978). The moderate mouth group has an almost transverse mouth opening with its width equal to the corresponding head width and a short labial groove; this mouth type occurs in O. angustistomata (Fang 1940), O. breve (Wu and Chen in Wu et al.1977), O. daduense (Ding 1994), O. fangi Kottelat 2000, O. fusiforme Kottelat 1998, O. macrolepis (Bleeker 1871), O. meridionale Kottelat 1998, O. ovale Pellegrin and Chevey 1936, O. rarum (Lin 1933), O. simum (Sauvage and Dabry de Thiersant 1874), and O. virgulatum Xin, Zhang and Cao 2009. The wide mouth group has a transverse mouth opening with its width greater than the corresponding head width and a very short labial groove; this mouth type occurs in O. alticorpus (Oshima 1920), O. barbatulum (Lin 1931), O. gerlachi (Peters 1880), O. leptura (Boulenger 1900), and O. minnanensis Jang-Liaw and Chen 2013 (Xin et al. 2009). Accepted by L. M. Page: 29 Mar. 2015; published: 22 May 2015 123 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 During field expeditions in the Langbiang Plateau at high-elevations in the Krong No drainage, a catchment of the Sre Pok River, a tributary of the Mekong River, and at low-elevations in the middle Dong Nai drainage, from 2011 to 2014, we collected specimens described here as two new, large Onychostoma species on the basis of morphological and molecular characteristics. Materials and methods We recorded morphological data from specimens fixed in 10% formalin and stored in 70% ethanol. Specimens were deposited at the University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (UNS); Zoological Reference Collection of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore (ZRC), and National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan (NSMT). Morphometric data were taken to the nearest 0.1 mm with digital calipers. Methods of measurements, counts, and terminology of the mouth structure followed Kottelat and Freyhof (2007). Abbreviations are as followed: SL − standard length; HL − head length; HW − head width. Sex was determined by internal gonadal inspection. We obtained comparative morphological data from museum specimens of Onychostoma and photographs of these species in life, preserved and from the literature: O. gerlachi (Bănărescu 1971a; Taki 1975; Nguyen 2001; Kottelat 2001a; Lothongkham & Musikasinthorn 20-05), O. leptura (Bănărescu 1971a; Nichols & Pope 1927; Chevey & Lemasson 1937; Nguyen 2001), O. meridionale (Kottelat 1998), O. fusiforme (Kottelat 1998) (Appendix) and other Onychostoma spp. (Xin et al. 2009; Jang-Liaw & Chen 2013). Due to the undiagnosed diversity within the genus, where available we relied on examination of topotypic material and/ or original species descriptions. In addition to the Krong No and Dong Nai specimens, we included O. meridionale Kottelat 1998 in the molecular analysis due to its morphological similarity with the specimens from Krong No. Locality information and accession numbers for all sequences included in the analysis can be found in Table 3. In order to support the generic placement of the new species, we obtained fin samples from the new species and compared them to species currently assigned to the genus Onychostoma (Wang et al. 2012). We analyzed ~1524 base pairs (bp) of mitochondrial DNA for the 16S ribosomal RNA gene from eight adults of the new species. DNA was extracted using DNeasy tissue extraction kits from Qiagen. We used two pairs of primers (16Sp1F-16Sp1R and 16Sp2F-16Sp2R) of Wang et al. (2012) to amplify the 16S rRNA gene. Standard PCR protocols were used, and PCR products were purified using ExoSap-IT (USB Corporation, OH, USA). Purified templates were sequenced directly by Macrogen (Seoul, Korea). Sequences were edited with Sequencher v. 4.10 (Gene Codes) and deposited in GenBank under accession numbers KJ754097−KJ754105. Homologous fragments of 16S for Onychostoma species were downloaded from GenBank so that types or topotypes of every species of Onychostoma reported from Vietnam, China, or Taiwan were included in the analysis (Table 1). These sequences were trimmed to match the length of the fragment obtained here. The data set was aligned using the Clustal option in MEGA v. 6.06 and refined by eye. Uncorrected pairwise sequence divergence was calculated using MEGA v. 6.06. Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analyses were performed in raxmlGUI v. 1.3 with GTR+I+Γ model, which was performed in jModelTest v. 2.1.4. One-hundred independent searches were performed, each starting with a random tree. The best likelihood from each of these runs was selected as our maximum-likelihood estimate, and statistical support for this topology was obtained by running 1000 bootstrap replicates in raxmlGUI v. 1.3. Phylogenetic trees were modified by TreeGraph v. 2.0.47. Branches receiving ≥45% bootstrap support were considered to be well-supported for 16S rRNA (Li et al. 2008). The outgroup Percocypris pingi (GenBank Accession No. GQ406259) was chosen from the species closely related to the genus Onychostoma based on the cyprinid phylogeny of Wang et al. (2012). Molecular phylogenies were used primarily to support the placement of the newly collected specimens within the genus Onychostoma, rather than to resolve phylogenetic relationships within the group. 124 · Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press HOANG ET AL. TABLE 1. Morphometric and meristic characters of Onychostoma krongnoensis sp. nov. Range and mean include the holotype. Holotype Range Mean±SD N Standard length (mm) 205 16.6–23.8 19.9±1.5 24 Morphometrics % SL Head length 18.5 17.8–20.6 19.1±0.7 24 Depth of body 24.4 23.4–28.2 25.3±1.0 24 Body width at dorsal-fin origin 11.7 10.4–13.9 12.2±0.9 24 Predorsal length 40.5 39.4–43.0 40.9±1.1 24 Prepectoral length 19.5 17.5–21.9 19.0±1.0 24 Prepelvic length 44.9 42.9–47.8 44.9±1.1 24 Preanal length 69.3 65.7–71.6 68.7±1.3 24 Distance between pectoral- and pelvic-fin origins 22.9 20.6–26.1 23.6±1.3 24 Distance between pelvic- and anal-fin origins 20.5 18.9–23.6 21.1±1.2 24 Depth of caudal peduncle 10.2 7.6–10.2 8.1±0.5 24 Length of caudal peduncle 25.4 23.8–26.4 25.0±0.7 24 Length of dorsal fin 22.0 19.9–24.1 21.7±1.0 24 Length of dorsal-fin base 16.6 13.6–16.7 15.5±0.9 24 Length of pectoral fin 17.1 16.2–18.8 17.2±0.7 24 Length of pelvic fin 18.0 15.3–18.9 17.2±0.9 24 Length of anal fin 19.5 15.1–24.4 18.3±2.4 24 Length of anal-fin base 8.8 6.4–9.0 8.2±0.6 24 % HL Head depth 84.21 68.4–89.5 82.0±4.4 24 Head depth at eye 71.1 61.5–71.6 66.9±2.9 24 Maximum head width 68.4 59.2–70.3 65.4±3.2 24 Snout length 34.2 31.3–48.9 36.3±3.6 24 Interorbital width 47.4 37.8–50.9 45.9±2.6 24 Eye diameter 21.1 17.8–21.9 20.1±1.2 24 Mouth width 47.4 40.0–50.0 44.8±2.4 24 Counts Lateral-line scales 48 47–50 47.9±0.7 24 Scales between lateral line and origin of dorsal fin 7 7–7 7.0±0.0 24 Scales between lateral line and origin of pelvic fin 5 5–5 5.0±0.0 24 Scales between lateral line and origin of anal fin 5 5–5 5.0±0.0 24 Circumpeduncular scales 16 15–16 16.0±0.2 24 Predorsal scales 17 14–17 15.4±0.8 24 Results Onychostoma krongnoensis sp. nov. Holotype: UNS00805, adult female, 205 mm SL; upper Ea Krong No drainage: upper Mekong River in montane evergreen forest in Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam (12°15’17.36” N, 108°40’29.15” E, 1077 m), 5 March 2013 by Hoang Duc Huy, Pham Manh Hung and Tran Trong Ngan (Fig. 1). TWO NEW SPECIES OF ONYCHOSTOMA FROM VIETNAM Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press · 125 FIGURE 1. Type localities of Onychostoma krongnoensis (black star) and O. dongnaiensis (white star). Paratypes: UNS00601 (adult female, 211 mm SL), UNS00881 (adult female, 198 mm SL), UNS00882 (adult female, 215 mm SL), UNS00883 (adult female, 198 mm SL), 12 March 2012, collected at same locality as holotype (12°14’57.47” N, 108°40’31.41” E, 1101 m); UNS00785 (adult female, 207 mm SL), UNS00799 (adult female, 208 mm SL), UNS00804 (adult female, 216 mm SL), UNS00806 (adult male, 192 mm SL), ZRC 54623 (adult female, 196 mm SL), 5 March 2013, collected at same locality as holotype (12°14’57.47” N, 108°40’31.41” E, 1101 m); UNS00809 (adult male, 187 mm SL), UNS00810 (adult male, 185 mm SL), UNS00811 (adult male, 201 mm SL), UNS00812 (adult male, 179 mm SL), NSMT-P 121247 (adult male, 166 mm SL), 6 March 2013, 126 · Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press HOANG ET AL. collected at same locality as holotype (12°15’5.25” N, 108°38’32.48” E, 1030 m); UNS00824 (adult male, 192 mm SL), UNS00825 (adult male, 214 mm SL), 7 March 2013, collected at same locality as holotype; UNS00819 (adult female, 206 mm SL), UNS00823 (adult male, 202 mm SL), UNS00832 (adult female, 238 mm SL), UNS00887 (adult female, 203 mm SL), 8 March 2013, collected at same locality as holotype (12°15’5.25” N, 108°38’32.48” E, 1025 m); NSMT-P 121248 (adult female, 202 mm SL), UNS00885 (adult male, 180 mm SL), ZRC 54624 (adult male, 177 mm SL), 23 June 2014, collected at same locality as holotype (12°16’23.68”N 108°26’30.17” E, 672 m). Etymology. Specific epithet is in reference to the type locality in the upper Krong No drainage. Suggested common name: Krongno srang (English), Cá srang Krông Nô (Vietnamese). Srang is the vernacular name of this species of Onychostoma by the K’Ho people in the Langbiang Plateau. Diagnosis. Onychostoma krongnoensis is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of (1) mouth wide (width 1.4−1.6 times in HW), (2) predorsal scales 14−17, (3) caudal peduncle slender and long (2.5−3.3 times longer than deep), (4) no barbels in adults and juveniles, (5) a strong serrated last simple ray of dorsal fin, (6) eye diameter small (4.6−5.6 times in HL), and (7) tip of snout with 2−3 irregular transverse rows of 13−46 small and large tubercles (Figs. 2a, b, c; 3a, b, c, d). FIGURE 2. Lateral view of Onychostoma krongnoensis specimens (a) female holotype UNS00805 in life, (b) female holotype UNS00805 in preservative, (c) male paratype UNS00825 in preservative. Scale 10 mm. TWO NEW SPECIES OF ONYCHOSTOMA FROM VIETNAM Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press · 127 Description. General appearance shown in Figure 2; meristic and morphometric data of 27 adult type specimens given in Table 1. Head longer than deep, dorsal profile strongly convex. Snout stout and rounded, longer than eye diameter. Interorbital area slightly convex. Mouth subterminal. Maxillary reaching vertical of anterior margin of orbit. Upper lips thick, upper region covered by rostral fold (rostral cap) and lower 1/4 mostly exposed. Tip of snout with 2−3 irregular transverse rows of 18−40 small and large tubercles; each one occupies a moderate depression in the dermis. Mouth width about 1.4−1.6 times in maximum HW; no barbels (Fig. 3d). Body relatively elongate, moderately compressed; caudal peduncle slender and long, about 2.5−3.3 times longer than deep. Dorsal body profile convex, ventral profile rounded. Lateral line complete, 47−50 scales; 14−17 predorsal scales; 7/1/5 scales in transverse row anterior to pelvic-fin insertion. FIGURE 3. Front view of head of Onychostoma krongnoensis (a) female holotype UNS00805, 205 mm SL, (b) immature paratype UNS00821, 123 mm SL, (c) male paratype UNS00825, 214 mm SL; O. dongnaiensis (e) female holotype UNS00851, 172 mm SL, (f) female paratype UNS00852, 196 mm SL, (g) male paratype ZRC 54625, 157 mm SL; O. leptura (i) female UNS00684, 186 mm SL. Ventral view of head of O. krongnoensis, wide mouth (d) male paratype UNS00825; O. dongnaiensis, wide mouth (h) female holotype UNS00851; O. leptura, wide mouth (j) female UNS00684; O. meridionale, moderate mouth (k) immature UNS00826, 108 mm SL; O. uniforme, narrow mouth (l) female UNS00689, 130 mm SL. Scale 10 mm. 128 · Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press HOANG ET AL. Dorsal fin high with 4 simple and 8 branched rays; first simple ray as a tiny process, vestigial in a few specimens; last simple ray very strongly serrated; dorsal-fin origin inserted slightly in front of vertical with pelvic- fin origin; distal margin slightly concave. Pectoral fin pointed with 1 simple and 16 branched rays. Pelvic fin pointed, with 1 simple and 8 branched rays; axillary scale present. Anus immediately in front of anal fin. Anal fin with 3 simple and 5 branched rays; short (15.1−16.7% SL) and small in male; long (18.7−24.4% SL) and large in female (Fig. 2b, c). Breeding tubercles numerous and dense in anal-fin rays of males but few and sparse or absent in females (Fig. 2b, c). Caudal fin deeply forked with 9+8 principal rays, 8+7 being branched. Colour in life. Head dark turquoise on back and around orbital, yellow on side, white on lower jaw. Body dark turquoise on back, yellow to pinkish orange on lateroventral surface, snowy white belly with longitudinal black stripe running along lateral line. Scales silver and more bluish between back and lateral line; scales bordered with black reticulate pattern, becoming dim on ventral, and black at scale bases. Fins hyaline with random black pigments on interradial membranes. Dorsal fin dark turquoise at origin, bold on rays, pinkish on distal margin. Pectoral fin and pelvic fin yellow pink, bolder at origin than on distal margin. Anal fin pinkish orange on rays and blackish on distal margin. Caudal fin near peduncle dark turquoise yellow, pinkish on tips. FIGURE 4. High elevation main river at type locality of Onychostoma krongnoensis. Habitats altering from fast flowing pool (a) with bed of detritus and falling leaves, running to riffles (c) and swift current (b) over bedrock, large boulder and cobble substrates covered with periphyton (sites continuous); low elevation main river at type locality of Onychostoma dongnaiensis (d) running to riffles. Colour in preservative. Similar to that of fresh condition except as noted below. Upper half of body including head dark grey. Lower half of body including head pale white except anterior half of body nearly greyish white. All turquoise, yellowish, silverly bluish, pinkish orange and snowy whitish colors lost (Fig. 2b, c). Comparisons. In general, O. krongnoensis most resembles O. leptura and O. gerlachi when compared with congeners in the Mekong basin and Red river basin. Onychostoma krongnoensis differs from O. leptura in having scales in transverse row 7/1/5 vs. 7/1/4, predorsal scales 14−17 vs. 12−13, eye small with diameter 17.8−21.9 vs. TWO NEW SPECIES OF ONYCHOSTOMA FROM VIETNAM Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press · 129 22.9−30.3% HL, snout tip covered with 13−43 vs. 2−6 tubercles. Onychostoma krongnoensis differs from O. gerlachi by having predorsal scales 14−17 vs. 12−15, caudal peduncle 25.0 vs. 21.2% SL, prepectoral length 17.5– 21.9 vs. 21.4−26.5% SL, eye small with diameter 17.8−21.9 vs. 27.4−35% HL. Onychostoma krongnoensis differs from O. meridionale in having mouth 1.4−1.6 vs. 2.2−2.3 times in maximum HW (Fig. 3d, k), last simple dorsal ray strongly serrated vs. not serrated posteriorly, eye diameter 4.6−5.6 vs. 3.7−4.5 times in HL, and scales in transverse row 7/1/5 vs. 6.5/1/6.5. Onychostoma krongnoensis differs from O. fusiforme in having mouth 1.4−1.6 vs. 2.0−2.2 times in maximum HW, eye diameter 4.6−5.6 vs. 3.7−4.4 times in HL, scales in transverse row 7/1/5 vs. 6.5/1/4−4.5. Ecology. All specimens of the new species were found in the Ea Krong No drainage basin, consisting of montane mixed pine and evergreen forest between 596–1112 m (Fig. 4a, b, c). Onychostoma krongnoensis lives in clear water. Water conditions of 17−26 °C, pH 6.5−7.2, DO 80−88.6%, conductivity 1−10 µS.cm-1, and flow velocity 0.17−0.67 m/s were recorded. Individuals of O. krongnoensis were found in lotic habitats of main streams. When foraging, they preferred erosional zones such as runs and riffles with swift currents over periphyton covering bedrock, large boulders and cobble substrates. When shoaling, they preferred the depositional zones such as fast flowing pools with detritus and fallen leaves (habitats alternate in rapid succession as shown in Fig. 4a, b, c) (pers. obs.). This is similar to the habitat of O. gerlachi (Lothongkham & Musikasinthorn 2005). The shovel-jaw carp shoal with other cyprinids such as the white barb, Poropuntius sp., and mahseer, Neolissochilus stracheyi, in deep pools (approx. 2 m depth) or in streams shadowed by canopy (Fig. 4a). Sometimes they shoal to scrape the periphyton off bedrock, large boulders and cobbles under open areas (Fig. 4c). The shovel-jaw carp was observed flipping while foraging so that its belly and lateral body faces upwards. The new species shares its habitat with Poropuntius sp., Neolissochilus stracheyi, Annamia normani, Schistura spp., Glyptothorax sp. and Channa gachua. In lower reaches of their distribution in Ea Krong No, they share habitat with Poropuntius sp., Tor spp., Lobocheilus delacouri, Crossocheilus reticulatus, Garra fuliginosa, Garra cambodgiensis, Gyrinocheilus aymonieri, Annamia normani, Schistura spp., and Channa gachua. The shovel-jaw carp uses its lower jaw with a sharp cornified sheath on the cutting edge to scrape off and feed on algae. The stomachs of all specimens contained pinnate diatoms (Order Bacillariales) and filamentous algae (Spirogyra sp., Mougeotia sp., and Oedogonium sp.). During wet season surveys (July 2011 and May 2013), many juvenile fishes were observed. Conservation status. Onychostoma krongnoensis is an indigenous fish of the Langbiang Plateau in Ea Krong No drainage. This species is one of the most important food fishes in the upper Ea Krong No River and plays an important role in local fish consumption. It has been long recognized by the local K’Ho minority people due to their preference for its bitter taste, reportedly due to their algae-filled guts. During the dry season when river water levels are low (December to April), local people harvest this species using cast nets. Harvesting in this manner is unlikely to affect O. krongnoensis populations. The main river of the Ea Krong No river system is approximately 85 km long and runs inside Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park and Chu Yang Sin National Park, and O. krongnoensis populations are within protected areas. The ichthyofauna of high elevation forest streams is highly endemic (Allen et al. 2012), and the isolated O. krongnoensis populations are probably endemic to this high elevation (>500 m) drainage in the Langbiang Plateau. Given the available information, we suggest the species should be considered Data Deficient following IUCN’s Red List categories (IUCN 2014, version 11). Onychostoma dongnaiensis sp. nov. Holotype: UNS00851, adult female, 172 mm SL; upper Da Teh main stream: middle Dong Nai drainage in montane evergreen forest in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam (11°36’13.80”N, 107°35’49.60”E, 172 m) 11 March 2014 by Pham Manh Hung and Hoang Duc Huy (Fig. 1). Paratypes: NSMT-P 121249 (adult female, 155 mm SL), 11 March 2014, collected at same locality as holotype; UNS00852 (adult female, 196 mm SL), UNS00853 (adult female, 180 mm SL), UNS00854 (adult female, 166 mm SL), ZRC 54625 (adult male, 157 mm SL), 7 March 2014, collected at same locality as holotype; ZRC 54626 (adult female, 173 mm SL), 11 April 2014, collected at same locality as holotype (11°38’13.79”N, 107°37’26.14”E, 195 m). Etymology. Specific epithet is in reference to the type locality of middle Dong Nai drainage. Suggested 130 · Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press HOANG ET AL. common name: Dongnai srang (English), Cá srang Đồng Nai (Vietnamese). Srang is the vernacular name of this species of Onychostoma by the Mạ people in the Da Teh catchment of the middle Dong Nai River, Lam Dong Province. Diagnosis. Onychostoma dongnaiensis is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of (1) mouth wide (width 1.4−1.6 times in HW), (2) predorsal scales 14−15, (3) body depth high (3.1−3.4 times in SL), (4) eye diameter small (4.2−4.9 times in HL), (5) no barbels in adults and juveniles, (6) a strong serrated last simple ray of dorsal fin, and (7) dorsal-fin length high (3.8−4.5 times in SL) (Figs. 5a, b, c; 3e, f, g, h). FIGURE 5. Lateral view of Onychostoma dongnaiensis specimens (a) female holotype UNS00851 in life, (b) female holotype UNS00851 in preservative, (c) male paratype ZRC 54625 in preservative. Scale 10 mm. TWO NEW SPECIES OF ONYCHOSTOMA FROM VIETNAM Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press · 131 Description. General appearance shown in Figure 5; meristic and morphometric data of seven adult type specimens given in Table 2. Head longer than deep, dorsal profile strongly convex. Snout stout and rounded, longer than eye diameter in adults. Interorbital area slightly convex. Mouth subterminal. Maxillary reaching vertical of anterior margin of orbit. Upper lips thick, upper region covered by rostral fold (rostral cap) completely and exposed at corners. Epidermal tubercles on snout numerous but small to medium-sized and sparse in all type specimens except holotype, which has no tubercles (Fig. 3e). Mouth width about 1.4−1.6 times in maximum HW; no barbels (Fig. 3h). TABLE 2. Morphometric and meristic characters of Onychostoma dongnaiensis sp. nov. Range and mean include the holotype. Holotype Range Mean±SD N Standard length (mm) 172 15.5–19.6 17.1±1.4 7 Morphometrics % SL Head length 19.8 19.4–21 20.3±0.7 7 Depth of body 29.2 29.2–32.7 30.8±1.1 7 Body width at dorsal-fin origin 16.0 12.7–16 14.5±1.3 7 Predorsal length 43.7 40.8–45.8 43.3±1.5 7 Prepectoral length 18.7 18.7–21.7 20.0±1.1 7 Prepelvic length 46.9 46.9–51.2 48.6±1.5 7 Preanal length 70.0 69.7–73.5 70.8±1.3 7 Distance between pectoral- and pelvic-fin origins 24.5 24.5–28.7 26.4±1.8 7 Distance between pelvic- and anal-fin origins 19.2 17.8–22.4 19.2±1.6 7 Depth of caudal peduncle 9.3 9.2–10 9.6±0.3 7 Length of caudal peduncle 23.6 22–24.3 23.2±0.7 7 Length of dorsal fin 23.3 22.3–26 23.5±1.2 7 Length of dorsal-fin base 16.3 15.6–17.6 16.7±0.8 7 Length of pectoral fin 18.1 17.8–19.4 18.3±0.6 7 Length of pelvic fin 19.2 17.4–19.2 18.4±0.6 7 Length of anal fin 21.0 17.8–21.7 20.6±1.3 7 Length of anal-fin base 8.7 7.7–11.1 9.2±1.3 7 % HL Head depth 88.2 71.4–89.5 81.1±6.6 7 Head depth at eye 67.6 57.1–70.3 64.3±5.0 7 Maximum head width 67.6 57.1–67.6 62.3±3.2 7 Snout length 35.3 33.3–36.8 34.7±1.3 7 Interorbital width 47.1 40.5–55.3 47.1±4.6 7 Eye diameter 20.6 20.3–23.8 21.7±1.5 7 Mouth width 41.8 33.3–44.7 40.5±3.6 7 Counts Lateral-line scales 47 44–47 46.1±1.2 7 Scales between lateral line and origin of dorsal fin 7 7 7.0±0.0 7 Scales between lateral line and origin of pelvic fin 5 5 5.0±0.0 7 Scales between lateral line and origin of anal fin 5 5 5.6±0.5 7 Circumpeduncular scales 16 16–16 16.0±0.0 7 Predorsal scales 15 14–15 14.7±0.5 7 132 · Zootaxa 3962 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press HOANG ET AL.